It’s highly doubtful anyone could tell that these gluten-free chocolate chip cookies weren’t made with wheat-based all-purpose flour. The key is the homemade gluten-free flour blend. Made from finely ground brown rice flour, potato starch, and tapioca flour, it gives the cookies an irresistibly chewy texture, complete with crispy edges and pillowy interiors. The nuts … Read more
Former Gourmet food editor Annalise Roberts developed this gluten-free flour blend after her 12-year-old son was diagnosed with an intolerance to wheat. She discovered there’s a definite art to replacing all-purpose flour in baked goods. “There were pioneers before me who mixed flours,” said Roberts at the time. “But they often recommend a different blend … Read more
With two layers of fluffy sponge and swooshes of fudgy frosting, this picture-perfect gluten-free chocolate cake recipe looks almost too good to be true. But this layer cake? She delivers. Her trick? Skip the store-bought all-purpose flour alternative and make your own gluten-free flour blend using nutty oat flour (which is naturally high in protein, … Read more